Man's Dead Body Lies Undisturbed For 20 YEARS In Apartment

[matcom]

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TOKYO -- The decomposed body of a man dressed in pajamas was discovered in an abandoned Tokyo apartment building 20 years after he is believed to have died, police said Thursday.

A Tokyo Metropolitan Police official said construction workers were preparing to tear down the building earlier this month when they found the man's skeletal remains laying face-up on a mattress on the tatami reed mat floor of a second-floor room.

The morning edition of a newspaper dated Feb. 20, 1984 was on a table nearby and a calendar, opened to the same month, hung on the wall, said the official, who refused to be identified.

The official would not say how the man died. Newspaper reports quoted police as saying that there were no signs of struggle, which led investigators to believe he died of an illness.

http://www.wftv.com/newsofthestrange/3402915/detail.html

[GOPisEvil]

1. Wow...how sad not to be missed for 20 years.

[Bunny]

3. In a crowded city like Tokyo, I'm surprised that a building

could sit vacant for 20 years.

[BootinUp]

2. Freaky...

que screechy sound effects. :scared:

[Spinzonner]

4. Rip Van Winked-out

[MichaelHarris]

5. I bet

the bill collectors were pissed

[markses]

6. A Rose for Emily

or sumpin...

[sniffa]

7. another reagan thread?

[THUNDER HANDS]

8. ha!

:D

[BiggJawn]

9. Won't happen to me....

The Landlord would be letting himself in after 5 weeks max to see why I was late with the rent....

20 years......man....That *IS* sad!